New to Building - Need Advice on the parts picked

I’m a first time PC Builder in need of some help. I plan to game, work and stream. I already have the first part, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti which I picked up from Best Buy. I need help in knowing if these parts make sense, whether it’ll be overkill or if I’m missing anything. My Budget is $3000.00 and this does not include the 3080ti. Thanks in advance!


CPU: Intel Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor ($589.98 @ Amazon) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE LCD 58.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($289.99 @ Amazon) 

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($429.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL36 Memory ($359.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($259.99 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB Founders Edition Video Card 

Case: Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($164.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: Corsair HX Platinum 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($252.95 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM 64-bit ($159.97 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair iCUE QL120 41.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($105.99 @ Amazon) 

Case Fan: Corsair iCUE QL120 41.8 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack ($105.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $2829.82

Comments

  • magarity
    magarity ✭✭✭✭
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    microcenter beats several of those prices; you know this is their forum not amazon's?

  • Yeah, I'll be going to Micro Center since I live in Columbus. PC Part Picker just had an easier format to copy the system I'm trying to build. Cant post links as a new user and that's all I could seem to do with Micro Centers PC Builder.

  • Vaganza
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    For the longest time I have always sworn by the Samsung SSD, and still do, but I have found that the Inland ones are very well worth looking at.

    Also, with the Corsair theme you have there, take a look at the LC100 Nanoleafs. They add a lot of pizzaz

    and that case will have plenty of room.

  • magarity
    magarity ✭✭✭✭
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    The Samsung 970 series is PCIe 3.0 while that motherboard supports PCIe 4.0 drives. I suggest that unless you need to save the few $ difference, get a pair of 980 which are 4.0

  • Those triangles are pretty dope, I'll be taking a look at those.

    I didn't realize their was a difference between the 980 and 970, the price difference is pretty negligible so I will add the 1tb 980 instead. Appreciate the feedback.

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